An overview of plastic recycling in Rio de Janeiro

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-146

  Pacheco, Elen B A V ^a   Ronchetti, Luiza M ^a   Masanet, Eric ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dumps; Plastic; Recycling; Rio de Janeiro; Waste

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

BRAZIL; CURBSIDE COLLECTIONS; DUMPS; FISCAL INCENTIVES; RECYCLING CAPACITY; RECYCLING COMPANIES; RECYCLING INDUSTRY; RIO DE JANEIRO;

PLASTIC RECYCLING;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYOLEFIN;

METROPOLITAN AREA; PLASTIC; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; REVIEW; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; RIO DE JANEIRO [RIO DE JANEIRO (STT)];

EID: 84855908947     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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